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TX SB 1863

died on adjournment

Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1863 pass?

No. TX SB 1863 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-21): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1863 about?

TX SB 1863 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1863?

Hughes, Shaheen are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1863, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-04
Latest action
2025-05-21 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-04

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-05-05

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-05-05

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-05

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-05-05

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-05

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-06

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  30. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-05-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  33. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  36. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  38. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-05 · pass · 22-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 22-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

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